Wednesday, March 21, 2012

I Guess We're Doing This...

I'll be the first to admit that Jack is ready for this step well before I am. I would be fine keeping him in diapers for a few more months, but he wants to potty-train, so potty-training is what we will do!

I had a tough time with mine...but a friend said to use the toilet bowl thingies that turn the water blue....when they use the big potty....it magically turns the water green.....yep....simple....magic makes everything much easier!!! But I warn you.....they will want to pee none stop.....magic!

For us, once we started we vowed to not do diapers or pull-ups... ever! No matter how hard it got.

We didn't start potty training until Jaxon stayed dry through the night (and at naps), so this made it significantly easier to avoid the pull-ups situation.

For us, we were great after Day 3, but our REAL struggle came in the weeks following. Once it got less exciting for me (and I stopped making a HUGE deal about it every time he went) and once it got boring for him, he regressed and started going frequently in his pants again. Ugh... that's where I really wanted to throw in the towel and quit, but we kept pushing through and tried to start making a big deal about it again (rewarding the positives) and eventually he got it.

Good luck. Seriously, I might wait until Cohen is in kindergarten before I try with him. Haha :)